I... forgot to even jot down notes about this one which just goes to show how big of an impression this story made on me. It wasn't the worst I've ever read but it's certainly far from the best. I actually had to go read other reviews just so I could remember what this novel was about. I think Braxiatel's review summed up all of my feelings about it for the most part. A lot of tie-ins to novels that haven't been translated yet, a lot of weird decisions in how the arcs worked out, and the stand out best arc was probably the chessboard one but I don't know that it helps or hinders the novel that I ended up caring more about the relationship between two minor characters rather than the one between the main characters.
It wasn't bad per se and at least I finished it which is something I've been struggling with lately, but I don't know that I would recommend it to anyone.